FOOTBALL.

Otaki Mail, 10 September 1923, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES. THIBD-GRADE WON BY POXTON. ri'iii Mai iiJHI Foxton thirds met ;it l '" v,,l "" PnlnrrSiy in the final for the championship. The game was a fair one, the latter eventually winning Into point . to nil. Mr. K. Bevan was e"UNIOE CHAMPIONSHIP WON BY KOPTJTAKOA.

! Olaki juniors were decisively beaten | 't !-"".-in on Saturday in the'final for , the junior championship. ICoputaroa -Mining an easy victorv In- U I (six uu- ' c-Ti-te.l tries and a penalty goall to 'nl. Olaki set the ball in motion, and iu' hall Ir'a'versed the field and shortly '•f'l'T Ivopufnron were awarded a free kick for off-side play, and Pat .Xrphi k" '■'■'< an easy goal. Olaki tried hard i" equalise matters but the piny of the '■<-■■•-■■ uas deplorable, and' KopuOlaki to force down ' '"twice ' in •tme.lt Mierrssion. From a nmrk >-epia had an unsuccessful slue, nt goal and just missed, while a I?(-11• - latter missed scoring ~ try by a narrow margin. Otiiki accepted another forcedown, while by a turn of play Kopularou were prosed. Ilowover/iiidiffoi »v.i play on the part of the Olaki barks let Koputaroa gain ~ h ;„ ; „i vr! „, and Tini Mas -enabled to score. Stickles' kick at goal just missed the un rights, (>- -0. Soon after Tini again scored but Xotiin failed to convert although the kirk was a eood one A; this stage Otaki backs were plaving woM (than ever, and ihe half-time' whistle was a happy release. On changing ends Dunn had an uusurress''"l shot at goal for the northerners "hile a free kirk bv Tuna (Otaki' dropped under the bar. The southerner.-, for Ihe next few minutes, plaved vigorously and put in splendid plav, 'Mid it was only tine defence thai pr'rvenied a score. ||. was the only par: •r the game that the Olaki hacks*show•d any thing like their old dash. Ko-

I MT ( :i 1-f >;i ivitc I'oitcil, hut go oil kinking t • lii• \u■!!. II i l IU’ whit'll Hull ( i\opn f a rim t raord iivor 1 lie lino uml seored. ATef’<>n:i li i failoil In eon vert, Id—o. \V i 1 1t - ■ ;l u minute nr inn Dunn seored hui !I:iIc ;i I ill fnilod in register t lie major ; points. I-)—II. 'riii'ii inimedintclv lie ugoin oi-oroil, ill is lime under the posts. lon Tini missoil tifio goal, 1 S— o. Hakai'ia then i'l'ossoil flio lino, but Stieklos I'uill'll in convert. 21 — 0. Of,aid barks foiled in awaken to tlioir responsibility, and tlio lust three trios were soorod in about five minutos, tfie piny of tlio n'isifors harks hoiiog almost bovond dosoript ion. jUiiny showed tlio "whit',' feather.'' ntlmrs won- ' ‘ passengers. ’ ’ in foot nil v-oro miii-li below usual form. AI oTrity ro was flio piok of a vorv poor loi. 11 u I having no I'onfidonoo in his idoh mates hung to the hall. Lima look- and Idohod well, while Frooninn. at limes. |.ut in good play. All. rieept M'Tnvro. failed in eolln ring. and inmlc hni lii jL • nltoiiipl to slop h rush. On !h" other hand the forwards plaved splendidly, eaeli and ovrrvnne doing his utmost. They worked Trogan-likc ill run ghou I dispit a* the faot that they worr 11 (1 sll]| j 111 V t e<l by their barks. Th"'r rushes were vu'y oreditahlo, their line-out plav good, and their srruiuwerk of the best. Dehrooeny and F. Lima uere the piek of a good even lot. Tor Kopularoa tie- forwards put in -olid work, but Dunn and AJoodr were perhaps the piek while Hakaria. Fat '.Vep'ia and Tint were the host id' the hiael-. division. A Jr. Pevmour was referee. llawko’s Bay defeated Horowhenua on “aturdnw for the Kanfurlv Shield. il. p? rs iss.m'rrisnaS'Hog? srreretq